President-elect Barack Obama's top choice to​ lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is​ Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, two Democratic​ sourc...

The Democratic Senate leadership is considering a​ new role for Sen. Hillary Clinton should she​ decide to remain in the Senate and not accept the​ rumor...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack​ Obama has chosen former U.S. Senate Democratic​ leader Tom Daschle to be Health and Human Services​ secret...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack​ Obama has decided on Eric Holder to be attorney​ general, Newsweek said on Tuesday, citing two​ legal sour...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Auto executives were set to​ take their case for a $25 billion industry bailout​ to the U.S. Congress on Tuesday as they hope to​ ov...

Watching Army Chief of Staff George Casey swear in​ his newest fellow four star -- the first woman to​ achieve the Army's highest rank -- it was​ ha...

Lawmakers on separate sides of the aisle dispute​ whether the federal government ought to bail out​ the Big Three automakers.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack​ Obama resigned his seat in the Senate on Sunday to​ focus on his transition to the White House,​ appoint...

Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, who​ lost out to New York Federal Reserve President​ Timothy Geithner for the Treasury post, is​ expected to ...